, Aug. 8 -- Three death row inmates at the Kashimpur High Security Central Jail in Gazipur attempted to escape by digging through the prison walls using improvised tools, according to prison authorities.

The inmates - Shahadat Hossain of Choubaria in Tangail Sadar, Roni Mahanta of Majina area of Joypurhat, and Nazrul Islam Majnu of Diadanga in Kurigram's Bhurungamari - had collected various materials to facilitate their escape plan, authorities said.

All three are sentenced to death.

The jailbreak attempt was uncovered on the night of August 5, around 8:15 pm, when Assistant Chief Warden Mokhlesur Rahman, on duty, heard unusual noises coming from Room No. 12 on the ground floor of the Tamal building within the prison complex.

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